Arggg video settings ....

[Lonni J Friedman]

On 12/19/07, Collins Richey <crichey at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Dec 19, 2007 7:24 AM, Ben Duncan <linux4ms at aim.com> wrote:
> > Ok, am using that BRAND spanking new Distro PCLINUOS 2007 and have just done
> > a complete upgrade. Now the VIDEO wants to go into a 1152x768 mode
> > EVEN THOUGH the resolution in the xorg.conf file says 1024x768 -
> > and that is the highest resolution in it.When I do my startx I get
> > 3 screens ghosted, and I cannot save the 1024 settings.
> >
> > This has a Intel 945G graphics chip on the MB, any ideas on where it is
> > getting the 1152x768 settings from (xorg log in /var/log shows that
> > what it is setting itself to).
> >
>
> Well, you have a lot of googling ahead. From what I've noted in lots
> of forums, the later Intel cards are of the Wait and Pray category -
> pray that someone will catch up the driver to the card.

huh?  i945 is fairly old, and has been supported in X for quite a long
time.  Whatever are you referring to?

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